For Tim Mälzer, the culinary competition begins in Switzerland. Here, the star chef has to compete with two Michelin-starred chefs. In order to collect more points than his competitor and two-star chef Tim Raue, he has to recreate a speciality of Europe's youngest three-star chef, Andreas Caminada, as precisely as possible. And he is known for turning every course into a true work of art. Tim Raue's first stop is Poland. Here, the two-star chef has to contend with several challenges. Because it's a public holiday, only one supermarket is open. And since no one speaks English, communication is anything but easy. Will Tim Raue still manage to get all the ingredients?

At Christmas time, the chefs Tim Mälzer, Tim Raue, Christian Lohse and Roland Trettl are faced with a very special challenge: In "Kitchen Impossible - The Christmas Edition", the top chefs will compete in teams and recreate a complete Christmas menu. Tim Mälzer will travel to Latvia with Tim Raue. Here, the two chefs will delve deep into the traditional Christmas world and have to face a very special menu. Roland Trettl and Christian Lohse will be sent to Alaska and have to recreate a Christmas menu together. Their first meeting in the kitchen is anything but harmonious. Will the two chefs pull together and present a finished Christmas menu to the jury? The four chefs will find out who won in the end when they cook and celebrate Christmas together. Each chef will prepare his or her own personal Christmas dish for the others.

For Tim Mälzer, the competition begins in Switzerland. Here he has to recreate a speciality of Europe's youngest three-star chef, Andreas Caminada. His second trip to Ireland is a real contrast: Here the star chef has to conjure up "Tripe and Drisheen" - tripe with traditional black pudding. Before cooking, he has to prepare Drisheen himself. A single Irish butcher makes this blood sausage, which is eaten warm, from cow and sheep blood. After the preparation, the butcher, of all people, announces himself as another member of the jury. Tim Raue's first stop is Poland. Here, the two-star chef faces several challenges. Due to a public holiday, only one supermarket is open - and no one speaks English. His trip to Spain is royal: Rafael Vidal, the chef of the 'Paella Valenciana', has already served it to the Spanish King Juan Carlos during a state visit to Valencia. Since then, Rafael has been called the "Paella King" in the town.

In the Christmas special, Tim Mälzer and Tim Raue as well as Roland Trettl and Peter Maria Schnurr face the challenge of perfectly recreating Christmas dishes in the most remote places. While Team Trettl/Schnurr travels to Kuusamo (Finland), a culinary challenge awaits the Tims in Goldegg (Austria). After their return, the four spend Christmas Eve together to find out who won.

As in previous years, there will also be a Christmas edition in 2019. For the first time, Mälzer and Tim Raue will not compete as a team, but against each other. Mälzer will be supported by Mario Lohninger, Raue by Roland Trettl.